Thousands of amateur cooks apply from right around the country, aged from 18 to 70, from students and young mums to golf pros and lawyers - all dreaming of making it big in the culinary world.
Episode 1Masterchef NZ is back after a seven year hiatus. Tonight 27 of the country’s top amateur cooks arrive in Queenstown to make their signature dish for the judges as they try to secure one of only 16 aprons
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6An Invention Test where Whittaker's Chocolate must be the Hero Ingredient in a sweet or savoury dish that will wow the judges. The cook with the best dish wins a huge advantage in the next cook
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7One cook has a huge advantage as the MasterChef kitchen moves to an airport hangar where contestants compete in the toughest team challenge yet, cooking a three course meal for Air New Zealand
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8The winning team from the last challenge is safe, while the other nine cooks face a Mystery Box Challenge set by Judge Michael P. Dearth. At the end of the cook, one contestant will be eliminated
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9The MasterChef invention test is to cook a Matariki inspired dish using five special ingredients. One contestant will be eliminated leaving the competition's Top 10
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10The Top 10 MasterChef contestants head outdoors to judge Nadia Lim's Queenstown farm for a paddock to plate Team Challenge. The winning team will win immunity from the next challenge
Episode 11
E11
Episode 11In the MasterChef kitchen, contestants randomly pick an attachment they must use with a stand blender to create an inventive dish to impress the judges and avoid elimination
Episode 12
E12
Episode 12The competition is getting tougher as the nine remaining contestants fight to keep their place in a mystery challenge. The judges and contestants are stunned by a shock announcement
Episode 13
E13
Episode 13The Top 8 contestants face MasterChef's most demanding team challenge to prepare a complex eight-course meal at judge Vaughn Mabee's world-renowned Queenstown restaurant
Episode 14
E14
Episode 14Award-winning chef Michael Meredith presents a signature dish the contestants must replicate in a Pressure Test to avoid elimination
Episode 15
E15
Episode 15The MasterChef contestants face an unexpected twist in tonight's Invention Test as the competition gets tougher and one contestant will end their time in the kitchen
Episode 16
E16
Episode 16MasterChef NZ's Top 6 cook in the kitchen of a luxury hotel where they must replicate a dish from the room service menu for some very special guests
Episode 17
E17
Episode 17In the MasterChef Kitchen, the contestants get inventive to avoid elimination in a challenge where they must use coffee as the hero ingredient for a sweet or savoury dish
Episode 18
E18
Episode 18MasterChef's Top 5 contestants compete in a Mystery Box Challenge for a place in finals week and wow the judges with some of the best dishes of the competition
Episode 19
E19
Episode 19
Episode 20
E20
Episode 20
Episode 21
E21
Episode 21Our Final two contestants battle it out over three epic courses to see who will be crowned MasterChef New Zealand Champion
Take Plex everywhere
Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
